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Indonesia has formally charged 24 foreign nationals as criminal suspects in an illegal gold mining scheme centred on Maluku's Gunung Botak area, with authorities alleging they constructed mining infrastructure including roads and processing facilities.
Thailand has issued an arrest warrant for Chinese businessman Wang Yicheng, accused of operating illegal cryptocurrency mining to launder proceeds from regional scam syndicates. He is believed to have fled the country.
Thailand is revising its immigration laws to expedite the deportation of foreign nationals convicted of crimes, addressing delays that have kept offenders in custody for extended periods while tackling transnational criminal networks.
Ho Chi Minh City police have dismantled criminal networks smuggling foreign nationals to establish online fraud operations. Twenty-six suspects face charges across eight cases, with authorities seizing hundreds of computers and mobile phones.
Nine foreign nationals have been detained in Pengkalan Kubor, Kelantan, on suspicion of orchestrating online scam operations targeting victims across Southeast Asia and beyond.
Japanese authorities have arrested a high-ranking member of Prince Holding Group, a Cambodia-based criminal syndicate sanctioned by the US and UK, along with two accomplices over a fraudulent residency registration scheme in Tokyo.
Thailand is rolling out an ambitious security overhaul pairing a centralised crime database called Shield with AI-powered surveillance systems to tackle organised crime networks and safeguard its tourism sector.
ASEAN police forces are intensifying cross-border cooperation and developing specialized training to combat sophisticated online scam networks that have relocated to new hubs across the region, costing victims billions annually.